tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post8897057055620771093..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: The Lead (and Plastic) Pile RestoredMark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-2422192447340489642017-11-14T07:43:45.051+13:002017-11-14T07:43:45.051+13:00Well I have the next lot of French in Egypt on the...Well I have the next lot of French in Egypt on the way now. Yes this time of year can be slow, but I was surprised last year when I placed and an order about this time, expecting delays, and they arrived in a week. NZ Post had stepped up and were delivering every day instead of every second day which I am sure helped to clear the backlog.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-7269080196908460122017-11-13T22:49:37.971+13:002017-11-13T22:49:37.971+13:00Welcome home Mark! I am one stage behind you - I h...Welcome home Mark! I am one stage behind you - I have ordered around $550 in total from multiple different suppliers for the RCW project - hopefully the first parcels should start arriving in a week or ten days, but you never can tell and with Christmas approaching, the post is starting to build up - I hear stories of large numbers of aircans sitting at NZPost at the airport already full of inbound mail they are struggling to handle.....rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-9445236173080306682017-11-13T17:26:38.727+13:002017-11-13T17:26:38.727+13:00Thanks Iain. After a good night's sleep it is ...Thanks Iain. After a good night's sleep it is back to work to earn enough for the next lot of figures. Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-28712782219319937202017-11-13T17:24:01.279+13:002017-11-13T17:24:01.279+13:00Ours is still $NZ400, but I have re-tweaked my spr...Ours is still $NZ400, but I have re-tweaked my spreadsheet and I think I can make a £200 order work so long as the fx rate doesn't spike.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-91572557211196673212017-11-13T12:24:57.765+13:002017-11-13T12:24:57.765+13:00I hadn't thought about that. We are still sitt...I hadn't thought about that. We are still sitting on $AUD1000 here, although there have been rumblings about reducing it.Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-71469935219922628752017-11-13T09:27:40.971+13:002017-11-13T09:27:40.971+13:00I supect that this parcel was sitting in the NZ po...I supect that this parcel was sitting in the NZ post depot when I left. I should use the Perrys free shipping deal, but the problem is that £200 is remarkably close to the level at which GST is payable on entry, which would write off the saving.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-76115456243873804962017-11-13T07:34:56.087+13:002017-11-13T07:34:56.087+13:00I completely agree.I completely agree.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-63887885656489402292017-11-13T07:27:13.894+13:002017-11-13T07:27:13.894+13:00Yes I spent most of yesterday afternoon rummaging ...Yes I spent most of yesterday afternoon rummaging through little boxes of figures. <br /><br />Unfortunately when you live in this part of the world Europe (or anywhere away from the Pacific rim for that matter) is a multi-sector fight. The option is to stop off somehere between the sectors, but that loses time and isn't much easier on the body either. I am somwhat of a veteran of these trips now having completed fifteen or so in my time.<br /><br />What makes this worse than a point to point flight is the security checks. Point to.mpoing you don't notice them much, but here theybecome a big part of the journey - on this trip there was one in Auckland, one in LA and one in London...and on return Toulouse, London and LA. You spend an extraordinary amount of time standing in cattle queues.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-33415631997077311262017-11-13T07:14:56.600+13:002017-11-13T07:14:56.600+13:00Tough flight! Nice haul and you can't go wrong...Tough flight! Nice haul and you can't go wrong with Perry plastics! <br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-76285104167036662272017-11-13T04:53:41.568+13:002017-11-13T04:53:41.568+13:00Lots of goodies for you! Boy, that sounds like a ...Lots of goodies for you! Boy, that sounds like a brutal trip. Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-42818856660977107322017-11-13T00:57:08.644+13:002017-11-13T00:57:08.644+13:00The most frustrating thing about a trip to Europe ...The most frustrating thing about a trip to Europe is placing an order with expensive postage, knowing that there is a remote possibility that you are either passing it on your way there or that it may be in the cargo hold coming home.<br /><br />Mind you, I'll never complain about the Perrys and their free postage deal.Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-56440933325467833372017-11-12T21:03:13.357+13:002017-11-12T21:03:13.357+13:00Nothing better than coming home to a parcel of toy...Nothing better than coming home to a parcel of toy soldiersThe Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-24997962218257565542017-11-12T20:36:54.554+13:002017-11-12T20:36:54.554+13:00I agree. You should be able to see the first resul...I agree. You should be able to see the first results by the end of the week.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-45179664498535695562017-11-12T20:34:32.631+13:002017-11-12T20:34:32.631+13:00Promising!Promising!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.com